Lecture A) MuzikMafia 2005-2009

1. What made the MuzikMafia's transition into the popular mainstream so awkward 2004-
2005?

Commercialism was the key reason

2. What was MuzikMafia TV, and when did it air?

It was the reality show

3. In which ways was the television series a double-edged sword for the MuzikMafia?

It had negative effects.

4. What was Raybaw Records, and who were its first three artists?

Warner bros
5.Describe Cowboy Troy's various successes in 2005 and 2006.
Festival of the CMA and ACM

6. What were some problems that the MuzikMafia encountered in 2006 and 2007?

MuzikMafia.

7. When was what MuzikMafia artists describe as "D-Day" for the collective?

In the 2005-2008

(a) How did the 2008 Muscle Shoals gig affect the MuzikMafia's membership?

Muscle Shoals gig had bad effect

8. What was Mafia Nation, and when was its first performance?

In 2009

Lecture B) Commercial Country Music in Prime Time

1. When did the television show Nashville Star premiere and what was its purpose?

Musical program.

2. Which MuzikMafia godfather c0-hosted the reality show Can You Duet (CMT)?

  Karth

3. Which MuzikMafia godfather created the reality show Gone Country (CMT), and who was its
first winner?

  The Julio

4. How did Carrie Underwood's entree into commercial country music differ from that of most
artists?

  Creator of industry

5. How did Carrie Underwood's #1 hit song "Jesus Take the Wheel" (2005) establish her as a
serious country artist?

  large scale success

    (a) What is the song's musical style and lyrical content?

 Latent forfeiture.

6. Who is Miranda Lambert?

  A Nashville star

7. What are some factors that contributed to the popularity of her 2009 award-winning
song, "The House That Built Me?"

  Important factor was sentiments.

8. From where is the band Sugarland?

  From trio

9. How is their music differ musically from other country artists?

  Different musics.

10. What is the musical style and subject matter of their early hit "Something More" (2004)?

 Elite class

11. How is Sugarland's diverse style (musically and lyrically) expressed in the award-winning
song "Stay" (2007)

This was the self love story.